Stat Pak: Come for the numbers, stay for the time lapse

Here is a time lapse from last night from the incredibly talented Gazette photographer Brian Ray.

If I could keep up my end of the bargain, The Gazette would be pretty good. I'll keep chopping wood.

Here's last night's box score:

Iowa 06

Here's Iowa's cumulative stats through six games:

IACUME06

Here's the formal portion of Kirk Ferentz's press conference:

Coach Ferentz - 10 15 11

Iowa had some injuries going into last night. Middle linebacker James Morris (sprained ankle), DT Tom Nardo (knee) and RB Jordan Canzeri (hamstring) missed the game. Reserve LB Anthony Hitchens (knee) has missed the last two games. He has a an O-lineman's knee brace on his right knee.

Here's what Ferentz said about injuries:

"I think they have a shot, will probably know more Tuesday, Wednesday. They both (Morris and Nardo) made really good progress this week. Really, they didn't get to practice a lot and then they go into the game without practice and someone falls on an ankle and you're right back to step one. That just didn't make sense."

On freshman DE John Raymon, who is back in his hometown near Philadelphia, Pa., and has told HawkeyeInsider.com that he has left the team.

Here's what Ferentz said: "He's not going to be playing this year. . . . He's around, yes."

Remember, Ferentz was in the Kirkwood Hotel all Friday night and in game mode all Saturday, so he might not have known that Raymon declared himself gone.

One last video. This is Ferentz talking about Iowa's pick 6 and a little more.

Closing the deal (Red zone TDs/possessions)

Iowa 2-4

Northwestern 3-5

This is why you were holding your breathe even when Iowa was up 41-24 in the fourth quarter. Iowa settled for a 27-yard field goal on its first drive. Mike Meyer now has six 20-29 FGs this season. That might be too many.

Setting the tone (defensive three-and-outs)

Iowa 2 (NU had a two-play drive end in a fumble.)

Northwestern 3 (NU intercepted two plays into Iowa's final drive of the first half.)

Northwestern had five drives of double-digit plays. Those ended in a pick 6, punt, TD, TD and missed 47 FG. Iowa had two three-play 70-plus yard scoring drives. The Hawkeyes' 11-play TD drive that took 5:24 off the clock in the third quarter might've saved the game.

After adjustments (second-half yards and avg. yards per play)

Iowa 202-6.96

Northwestern 282-6.26

I think this says Iowa's offense made the most of its limited opportunities and Northwestern didn't make quite enough of its many opportunities.

Game-changers (offensive plays of 20-plus yards)

Iowa 5 (Counting Tanner Miller's 98-yard pick 6. No, not generated by the offense, but a weighty play, nonetheless.)

Northwestern 5 (Three of which came in the second half, during desperation time.)

Two-minute magic (points, final two minutes of half)

Iowa 0 (Iowa might've had one at the end of the first half, but QB James Vandenberg threw an INT at NU's 33 with 3:06 left before halftime.)

Northwestern 0 (Close, NU's final TD came at the 2:34 mark.)